New Zealand 133/3 in 42.3 Overs
New Zealand bowled England out from tea for 354 by another great first innings of 84 runs.
The Black Caps were bowled out for 204 after reaching stumps on 120-3 with seven wickets and two days in hand on a pitch that was becoming increasingly miserable.
Ravindra was 60 not out with Daryl Mitchell next to him on the 26th.
Ravindra entered in the fifth over of the second innings when New Zealand had lost both openers with just 12 runs on the board. He countered with Henry Nicholls and followed up with Mitchell for his second fifty in two Tests after 76 at the Oval last week.
Quick Jofra Archer removed New Zealand opening batsmen Tom Latham in the first over and Devon Conway in the fifth over. The pair combined for a stunning opening stand of 317 runs on Thursday but made just 4 this time.
Archer finished his opening five-over save with 2-12. He returned before the end and asked wicketkeeper Jamie Smith to face the stumps as Tom Blundell did effectively for New Zealand. But with Smith, the Kiwis were unfazed.
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